- c730-781: King of Wessex
Eoppa of Wessex was born 706 to Ingild of Wessex (-718) and died 781 of unspecified causes.
Biography
- Eoppa of Wessex was a member of the House of Wessex. Although a member of the direct male line from Cynric to Egbert, Eoppa was never king due to usurpations by junior branches of the family (see House of Wessex family tree). He was born c. 706 and his death date is unknown.
His father was Ingild of Wessex. Eoppa had one son, Eafa, born c. 730.
House of Wessex
He was of the royal English dynasty called House of Wessex, a family originating in the southwest corner of England and gradually increased in power and prestiege. The House became rulers of all the country with the reign of Alfred the Great in 871 and lasting until Edmund Ironside in 1016. This period of the English monarchy is known as the Saxon period.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Eafa of Wessex | 784 England | ||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Eoppa of Wessex (c706-781) | 706 | 781 | |
See Also
Bibliography
- Bierbrier, M.L., "Genealogical Flights of Fancy. Old Assumptions, New Sources", Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, 2:379–87.
- Edwards, Heather (2004). "Ecgberht [Egbert] (d. 839), king of the West Saxons". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8581. Retrieved 14 May 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Garmonsway, G.N. ed., The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Kelley, David H., "The House of Aethelred", in Brooks, Lindsay L., ed., Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans. Salt Lake City: The Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy, Occasional Publication, No. 2, pp. 63–93.
External Links
- Eoppa of Wessex at thePeerage
- Eoppa of Wessex - Geni.com
- Anglo-Saxon and Danish Kings of England - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - Pt 2 A.D. 750-919 - Online Medieval & Classical Library
Contemporary Sources
Very few original sources exist for Eafa of Wessex:
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The earliest source that mentions Eafa is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals that was compiled in the late 9th century and provides a year-by-year account of English history from the 5th century until the 12th century. The Chronicle briefly mentions Eafa in its entry for the year 784, stating that he was the brother of King Beorhtric of Wessex and was killed by the men of King Cynewulf of Wessex.
Royal Lineage
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles compiled at the time of Alfred the Great generally agree as to the royal lineage of the early English kings through the House of Wessex.
Approximate life span of Eoppa of Wessex: (706? - 770?).
Those chronicles show that lineage as follows:
- Cenred of Wessex, King of Wessex and son of Ceolwald of Wessex, a desendant of Cerdic of Wessex, the first Wessex King.
- Ingild of Wessex, royal prince and son of Cenred of Wessex
- Eoppa of Wessex, son of Ingild of Wessex.
- Eafa of Wessex, son of Eoppa.
- Ealhmund of Kent, son of Eafa, ruled briefly as King of Kent in the year 784.
- Egbert, King of Wessex (c769-839) son of Ealhmund of Kent, he was able to wrest control of both Wessex and Kent from the King of Mercia (c 790-839) and back to the royal family of Wessex.
- Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (c795-858), helped his father conquer the Kingdom of Kent in 825 and inherited his fathers throne in 839. While king he repelled several Viking invasions and undertook a pilgrimage to Rome in 855. Several of his sons succeeded to his thone in turn until the youngest, thru which the royal line continued.
- Alfred the Great, King of Anglo-Saxons (ruled 871-899), son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburga.
Ancestry Trees
- Alfred the Great Family Ancestry
- House of Wessex
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which gives a genealogy for Æthelwulf of Wessex (c795-858).
References